WEBVTT DEIRDRE: TODAY AMERICA CELEBRATES ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. SCHOOLS, THE POSTAL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND MANY BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED TO OBSERVE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY. TEO: IN SACRAMENTO, THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO MARCH ACROSS THE CAPITOL CITY THIS MORNING IN HONOR OF DR. KING. KCRA 3'S MIKE TESELLE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE OAK PARK COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE ONE OF TWO MARCHES WILL GET UNDERWAY IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. MIKE? MIKE: THE CEREMONIAL MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH STARTING HERE RIGHT AROUND 8:3 THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE DOZENS UPON DOZENS HERE AT THE OH ARE COMMUNITY CENTER WHO WILL BE KICKING OFF THIS MARCH FROM THIS SPOT AND AT 9:00, THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF TO THIS MLK MARCH. AND THAT HAPPENED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. AND WILL AND AT A RALLY AT THE STATE CAPITAL AND MOVE ON TO THE CONVENTION CENTER FOR DIVERSITY EXPO. SAM, IF I COULD HAVE YOU COME OVER HERE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND THE MESSAGE YOUR PEOPLE WILL GET? >> THE THEME IS "WALK WITH ME." IN 1963, DR. KING AND THE OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS HAD A MASSIVE WATCH -- MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND THE WORLD WAS POLARIZED. AMERICA WAS POLARIZED. THEY SENT OUT A NATIONAL CALL INSTANTLY SAID, "WALK WITH ME." 250,000 PEOPLE CAME OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES, AND RELIGIONS. THEY CAME TOGETHER AND WALKED TOGETHER. IT CHANGED AMERICA. AMERICA WAS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED. WE HAVE TO RENEW THAT EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE TO RENEW THAT CALL TO "WALK WITH ME COME FOR PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUND SAYING CULTURES. THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE. WE HONOR KING BY WALKING WITH SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T LOOK LIKE US, TALK LIKE US, COME FROM OUR BACKGROUND. THAT IS HOW WE HONOR KING. MIKE I SAW A LOT OF KIDS OUT HERE. THEY SAY EVEN TODAY IN SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS, THEY SEE DISCRIMINATION. WHEN YOU SEE THE KID, WHAT YOU THINK FROM THEIR EYES THEY PERCEIVE FROM A MARCH LIKE THIS? YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT IN SOME SENSE. AS THEY GET OLDER, THEY GET EXPERIENCES, -- WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE EXPERIENCES ARE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT -- HOW TO WE SAY, THAT THE FREEDOMS OF THE MAJORITY DON'T REALLY TRAMPLE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY. AND I DON'T MEAN A PERSON OF COLOR, I JUST MEAN PEOPLE. SO THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. MIKE SAM, TAKE IT SO MUCH. IF HICKS OFF AT 8:30 AT THE OAK PARK HUMIDITY CENTER. THERE'S STILL TIME TO TAKE PART. YOU CAN MARCH FROM THE OFFICIAL START AS SEX CITY COLLEGE. THERE'S ALSO ONE THAT STARTS AT GRANT HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL BE ALL LEADING -- YOU CAN MARCH FROM THE OFFICIAL START AT SAC CITY COLLEGE. THERE'S ALSO ONE ASSERTS A GRANT